Proctors: No popcorn for you!

A popcorn fiend, I like to enjoy a bag of it during events at the Palace Theatre and Times Union Center in Albany, and, previously, at Proctors in Schenectady. During Saturday night’s Jim Gaffigan performance, however (my review is here), I noticed the sign at right, placed in front of the dark popcorn machine at Proctors.

Popcorn was the noisiest and most frequently cited of bothersome food items, Morris says. (It was never a problem for cleaning crews.) Thus popcorn was banned from being sold at live Proctors performances except those aimed at children. It’s still available for movies. The theater also changed the stock of candy and other snacks available from its concession stands to eliminate noisy plastic packaging.

What do you think: Continue the Proctors popcorn ban or bring it back?

3 Responses

Not having popcorn for most live events is fine. I just hope that they don’t use the same policy for the shows that are geared toward children. Popcorn is something thaat the little tykes expect at a show.